Do you think mostly in words or something else

[Kingfisher]

I think almost entirely in pictures. My feelings and all, everything in my head translates into a graphic picture or animation of some sort.

that sounds very cool. i communicate in pictures a lot, i love to use drawings in conversations, or to explain things.

i think only in words, that comes naturally. but then i have trouble communicating verbally. sometimes when i am speaking in an overly simplistic way or struggling to explain my thoughts, my wife will say: "use your words". haha.

 

[Polaris]

My thoughts are usually words addressed to a faceless, disembodied audience. Mixed in with these words are only the briefest flashes of imagery unless I'm thinking on a higher level for which images are more concise than words. There is also something of a more tactile nature that is always present in my thoughts. It's difficult to describe, but it feels like a radio dial moving through an endless spectrum of channels and picking up all sorts of random things as it goes along. Sometimes I can feel myself nearing a particularly interesting channel, and it starts to feel less like tuning into wavelengths and more like reaching out for a silhouette that solidifies the moment I grasp it.

 

[tastes_like_purple]

I think with images while my voice is narrarating the whole thought

 

[ENTJ Extraordinaire]

I think with images while my voice is narrarating the whole thought

OMG, you have an Inner Dialogue? like in Scrubs?

 

[Phantonym]

I think with feelings that are evoked by certain images. They're not clear images flowing through my mind, mostly multidimensional and hazy, but they do pop up, usually simultaneously and I "feel" the thoughts coming together. It's like a multidimensional jigsaw puzzle of feelings that click.

I find that words are too limited. I can utter a word in my mind to descibe some things but there's always an enormous extra level or levels of layers behind that word and that is what I mostly feel.

 

[Amargith]

I think in streams. I see moving streams of colours and a flow which finds its way through that maze, being my thoughts. And at some point, like in a labyrinth, there's this click or even explosion, and a wall will move, in this case, a stream will either go a different direction, or will split up, or come fuse together with another stream, giving it a new colour, and things will click into place. In the end, in theory when you finish that particular thought, you end up with a collage of emotions and colours which has a logical puzzle feel to it. And it will flow into each other, be harmonious. Kinda like an intense piece of art.

 

[tastes_like_purple]

OMG, you have an Inner Dialogue? like in Scrubs?

No i could never master it like JD

 

[ENTJ Extraordinaire]

No i could never master it like JD

Haha, I love that show.

Though I hate JD. I prefer the episodes where the other characters get a turn to narrate, like Kelso. God I love Kelso. BAHAHA. NOW I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT SCRUBS!

 

[Orangey]

Haha, I love that show.

Though I hate JD. I prefer the episodes where the other characters get a turn to narrate, like Kelso. God I love Kelso. BAHAHA. NOW I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT SCRUBS!

This is OT but I KNOW! I hate JD and Kelso is the best character!

 

[tastes_like_purple]

Haha, I love that show.

Though I hate JD. I prefer the episodes where the other characters get a turn to narrate, like Kelso. God I love Kelso. BAHAHA. NOW I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT SCRUBS!

Nooo way JD is my man
Hmmm hes alriiiiight, but hes no JD
LOL

 

[ENTJ Extraordinaire]

This is OT but I KNOW! I hate JD and Kelso is the best character!

LOL, does anyone else if we slightly digress for a moment to talk about scrubs? Didn't think so.

But yes, back to the topic at hand!

 

[ENTJ Extraordinaire]

Nooo way JD is my man
Hmmm hes alriiiiight, but hes no JD
LOL

LOL. IF WE ARE GETTING INTO FAVOURITES, COX IS MINE. HE IS JUST SO...RUDE...AND INSENSITIVE. HE IS EVERYTHING I WISH I COULD BE!

 

[BlueScreen]

I think in sort of an abstract visual sense, but it's not really pictures even. Terms or the words used to describe things seem almost irrelevant. Even when I'm writing I don't really think of words. They play out in my head, but that happens with whatever I'm dealing with. My mind is like an endless simulation of what ifs.

 

[yenom]

No, I think in numbers.

 

[JocktheMotie]

I'm very visual. Pictures, visual impressions, tangible moods and vibes that have a visual component I can "touch" with my mind.

 

[CrystalViolet]

I think in pictures and images, and then translate into words. Sometimes I have a feeling or colour associated with objects (and, yes, some times concepts). It's the images with emotion that I've found hardest to express.
Some thoughts I hear though.
I wonder if I use Ni quite alot, though traditionally INFP use Ne. Mainly because I'm very good at analysing things and making random connections.
I like diagrams, and pictures. When I was younger, I had a near photographic memory for any diagram or picture that came my way. Not so much for text though. Shame, I could hand in diagrams instead of assays, LOL.

 

[Blank]

I pretty much only think in words...I can't really think of a time where I wasn't thinking in words. When I see pictures/images, it's either when I'm trying to remember something, or if I'm using my imagination.

The interesting thing that I've found is that my head time is a helluva lot faster than real time. It's like two different dimensions. In head time, I can completely listen to an amazing 9 minute song (from memory) and somehow it's decompressed into only like 3 minutes spent in LaLa Land..

 

[Lethe]

I think with [...] certain images. They're not clear images flowing through my mind, mostly multidimensional and hazy, but they do pop up, usually simultaneusly and I "feel" the thoughts coming together. It's like a multidimensional jigsaw puzzle of [thoughts] that click.

I find that words are too limited. I can utter a word in my mind to descibe some things but there's always an enormous extra level or levels of layers behind that word [...]

Double this. I'm a highly visual thinker, and sometimes there's a disconnection between the ideas I've written down versus the ones fabricated inside my head. It's easier to think in words once I could pinpoint the most suitable thought for that given moment. For me, visualizing imagery (often based on subjective interpretations) is a longer, yet more memorable process, while the written language, an 'objective' format, is a greater tool for improving execution speed and accuracy.

 

[Kra]

Thinking in word-form would definitely be the most frequent. But it is not uncommon for me to also think in numerical form if I'm thinking about mathematics or money.

Likewise, I also frequently think in both image and audio if it's appropriate to the subject, but seldom unaccompanied by words in some way or narrative.

A common example of this is when I'm playing out scenarios for possible outcomes. I'll envision the whole thing, but my observations take the form of words while the scenario is in progress.

... After seeing it written out like that, perhaps I think too much.

 

[Oaky]

Thinking in words? Would that be visually thinking words that are read from the mind or talking to yourself in the mind? Either way I usually don't do either. Everything is visualised like simulations of possibilities playing in my mind. I've lived most of my life in my mind. It would all turn quite boring if was changed into words.